Lonely non-good minister

She was very concerned about taking advantage of women and children when others were in danger, and several county magistrates did not dare to refute. Song Yuan's intention was clear, but how to do it specifically required them to return to the county town to discuss in detail with the county magistrates below. They used to worry about insufficient population, but now faced with tens of thousands of captives, they were happy and worried, and they only thought about maximizing their profits.

As soon as the county magistrates here left, the county lieutenants who had been waiting next door for a long time came in quickly. Song Yuan drank tea to moisten his throat, signaled the guards to get a cushion for him and put it on his waist, and continued to listen to their reports.

"Sir, the imperial court has issued a strict purge order against swindling wizards, and a lot of them have been arrested these days. According to the imperial court's wishes, it is better to kill by mistake than to let go. For this reason, many magic wizards have been arrested these days, but problems have also arisen. Yes, those in prison cry out for injustice."

songs , the emperor broke the rules by appointing a national advisor, favoring the imperial advisor and attracting the people to follow his example. Now that the imperial advisor is still there, he kills the common people, don’t you think it’s appropriate?”

"The atmosphere of a powerful family often leads the popular culture, and the preferences of the royal family will attract everyone to imitate it. The same is true for the matter of witchcraft and Gu. The emperor favors the national master and uses his holy power to support the divination skills of witchcraft and Gu. The emperor believes in it, and the people How can you not believe it? People are flocking to them, and naturally some people are willing to take risks, or they are really capable, or they have been lucky once or twice. It is really difficult to distinguish the true from the false. Although these people are hateful, but The root cause does not lie with them.”

"Indeed, the imperial court issued a strict order. Due to the disasters in the four places in Hejian, some people gathered people under the banner of the Imperial Prefecture to collect money, provoke mutiny and commit adultery. Therefore, it is very satisfying to kill people. However, the situation in the northwest is different from other places. At the time of the registration, The establishment of a national division led to the resurgence of witchcraft in the Wei Dynasty. While other places were letting it go, the control in the northwest was extremely strict, so witchcraft did not cause chaos among the people. Those who cheated under the banner of witchcraft have gone through thorough After checking, no major crime was committed. If we follow the strict orders of the imperial court, some of the punishments would be too much."

Song Yuan listened carefully and felt that what they said was quite reasonable. Emperor Hong Ming had to bear full responsibility for the resurgence of witchcraft in the Wei Dynasty. Even if the court wanted to severely punish these scheming wizards, Emperor Hong Ming had to express his stance first. How could this be done? He still favors the Imperial Master but kills everyone else?
Doesn’t this correspond to the saying that only state officials are allowed to set fires but the people are not allowed to light lamps?
In this case, what prestige does he have?How can the people surrender willingly?
"Although the court's strict orders are so, you, the commanders, are more important to the judiciary. As you said, the court's strict orders are based on those people who have done many evil things. Similarly, if they have not done many evil things, then what should be done according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty? In terms of treatment, the northwest has never indulged in witchcraft from the beginning, and it cannot be indulged now. Although it does not need to be as strict as the court requires, the attitude must be made clear, lest anyone get lucky and come to the northwest to do evil. "

She made a decision, and several county lieutenants responded with relief.

"Sir, there is one more thing. Nowadays, Hun prisoners are being placed in various places. What punishment should be used to control them?"

Song Yuan immediately asked: "I remember that the camp where they were temporarily placed had 20 of them in separate camps. Everything was done according to military rules. Why do you need to intervene?"

"Your Excellency, you don't know. There are not many prisoners placed here. More prisoners have been placed in the villages. The villagers reported that they stole, robbed and smashed. Some of them even tried to escape. Many were arrested, but they They have special status, so it is difficult to decide how to deal with them. Moreover, these people will stay in Wei for a long time in the future, so there must be rules."

Song Yuan nodded: "That makes sense. It is indeed a long-term plan. What I mean is that although they are prisoners, it is impossible for the Wei Dynasty to let them go back. Since they will not let them go back, they must be Treat them according to the standards of the common people of the Wei Dynasty. Only in this way can they take root and sprout in the land of the Wei Dynasty. However, before that, they cannot be forced to come directly. They must be made aware of the laws of the Wei Dynasty, know what they should not do, and do it. What are the consequences? We should focus on education first, and then severely punish those who knowingly commit crimes. What do you think?"

"Your Excellency, you are thoughtful." "One more thing, since they are to be treated as common people of the Wei Dynasty, those who persecuted and oppressed them should not be ignored. Some people oppressed and squeezed them and even used violence against them because of their status as captives. , This is extremely wrong, and these people should be severely punished." Song Yuan looked at them: "What do you think?"

Someone thought for a while and said: "The people of the northwest and the Xiongnu are old enemies. It can be said that they are incompatible with each other. They have been entangled in blood feud for generations. Now that the Huns are captives, it is inevitable for the people to vent their anger. If they are severely punished, will it be cold?" The hearts of the people? Let the people think that the court is partial to the Huns prisoners?"

"Since there is a blood feud, then you should join the army to serve your country and kill the enemy with blood, instead of adding insult to injury to a group of captured women and children. There is no requirement that they must live in harmony with the prisoners. Indifference can always be done, and it is not other than pressing the other party to the ground. Is there no other way to get along with each other after giving me a lesson?”

"The two sides are feuding. If we want these Huns captives to live safely in the northwest, it will not be easy." Some people sighed, and others also sighed. They knew all too well how difficult it was.

Song Yuan picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "There must be a lot of verbal abuse and rejection, but in fact there are not many people who accept it. I think many people can understand how important a capable and healthy woman is to a family. , I am afraid that few people will take care of the interests of the whole family and the country if they can benefit from it. When the time comes, many people will naturally excuse themselves and rush to defend these prisoners. Once someone benefits from it, many people will flock to it. .”

These words made several county lieutenants speechless. Although it was a bit ironic, it was really possible that what she said was true.

After discussing with them, Song Yuan was already tired. She slumped on the chair, closed her eyes and rubbed her sore lower back.

In the past few days, she had always felt that something was wrong with her body. Her lower back was sore and her lower abdomen was hurting. She was even more inexplicably irritable. On a hot summer night, her hands and feet were even cold.

This was too abnormal, but she didn't dare to see a doctor without permission, so she could only read medical books by herself, and finally found similar symptoms, and it was said that the sunflower water was coming.

Those four words scared her into a cold sweat. However, her uncle had not sent the medicine for a long time, and she did not dare to take the medicine given by the great witch Zhiyan. She had been worried about this matter for the past two days.